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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Departmental Management; Public
Meeting on Criteria for Eligibility for
Participation in the BioPreferred®
Program
Departmental Management,
Office of Procurement and Property
Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will hold a public
meeting on August 1, 2014, beginning at
10:00 a.m. in Room 107A, Whitten
Building and lasting until all comments
are heard but not later than 5:00 p.m. for
interested stakeholders to discuss the
issue of incorporating previously
excluded mature market products into
the BioPreferred Program. USDA is
seeking information from stakeholders
on how to evaluate products for their
eligibility to participate in the
BioPreferred Program.
DATES: August 1, 2014.
Meeting Location: Room 107A,
Whitten Building at the USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, 20024. Pre-registration
for the meeting is not required but
would be helpful, particularly if you
wish to make a presentation. If you wish
to register to attend please do so at this
Web site: https://www.biopreferred.gov
and state whether or not you wish to be
recognized to make a formal
presentation. The Whitten Building is
located directly across from the USDA
South Building, between 12th and 14th
Streets, and Independence Avenue and
Jefferson Drive. Enter through the
Jefferson Drive entrance to the building.
This is the entrance facing the National
Mall.
Please have a driver’s license or
government issued Photo ID to present
to building security. The nearest Metro
station is ‘‘Smithsonian,’’ which is
located at the Northeast corner of the
South Building. Room 107–A is located
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on the first floor of the Whitten
Building, adjacent to the large patio in
the center of the building. Again, it is
advisable that you register for the
meeting even if you do not intend to
speak as this approved list will be with
the guards. Failure to register could
result in your delayed entrance.
Those unable to attend the public
meeting in person may listen to the
meeting by calling 800–981–3173. The
pass code is ‘‘6557’’. Participants using
the audio bridge may submit questions
or comments during the meeting via
biopreferred@usda.gov or at a webinar
address, the exact link of which will be
sent to participants via email after
registering.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Buckhalt, BioPreferred Program
Manager, Department of Agriculture,
Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Reporters Building, Room
361, 300 7th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20024, (202) 205–4008 or via email
at RonB.Buckhalt@dm.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
9002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–
171) established a program for the
procurement of USDA designated
biobased products by Federal agencies
and a voluntary program for the labeling
of USDA Certified Biobased Products.
USDA refers to the Federal procurement
preference program and the voluntary
labeling program together as the
BioPreferred® Program. The Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 110–246) and
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm
Bill) (Pub. L. 113–79) continued the
BioPreferred Program and made changes
to the procedures for its
implementation.
The 2014 Farm Bill amends Section
9002 to include a directive that the
BioPreferred Program shall ‘‘promote
biobased products, including forest
products, that apply an innovative
approach to growing, harvesting,
sourcing, procuring, processing,
manufacturing, or application of
biobased products regardless of the date
of entry into the marketplace.’’ Thus,
products that were previously
considered to be mature market
products (those that had a significant
market share prior to 1972) and were
ineligible for the BioPreferred Program,
will now be included in the program if
manufacturers demonstrate that they
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apply an ‘‘innovative approach’’ in the
life cycle of their product. Working in
conjunction with the USDA Forest
Products Laboratory, as required by the
2014 Farm Bill (Section 9002(h)), USDA
is developing a process to evaluate the
eligibility of biobased products for the
BioPreferred Program based on the use
of ‘‘innovative approaches’’ within the
life cycle of the products.
USDA is holding a public meeting to
gather input from interested
stakeholders on ‘‘innovation.’’
Dated: July 2, 2014.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014–16123 Filed 7–9–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Black Hills Resource Advisory
Committee Meeting
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Black Hills Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in
Rapid City, South Dakota. The
committee is authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
operates in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the committee is to improve
collaborative relationships and to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Forest Service concerning projects
and funding consistent with Title II of
the Act. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
accept new project proposals and
recommend funding of project proposals
for 2014.
DATES: The meeting will be held at 5:30
p.m. on July 24, 2014.
All RAC meetings are subject to
cancellation. For status of meeting prior
to attendance, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The meetings will be held at
the Mystic Ranger District, 8221 South
Highway 16, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Written comments may be submitted
as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. All comments, including
names and addresses when provided,
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Departmental Management; Public Meeting on Criteria for
Eligibility for Participation in the BioPreferred[supreg] Program
AGENCY: Departmental Management, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a public
meeting on August 1, 2014, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Room 107A,
Whitten Building and lasting until all comments are heard but not later
than 5:00 p.m. for interested stakeholders to discuss the issue of
incorporating previously excluded mature market products into the
BioPreferred Program. USDA is seeking information from stakeholders on
how to evaluate products for their eligibility to participate in the
BioPreferred Program.
DATES: August 1, 2014.
Meeting Location: Room 107A, Whitten Building at the USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20024. Pre-registration for
the meeting is not required but would be helpful, particularly if you
wish to make a presentation. If you wish to register to attend please
do so at this Web site: https://www.biopreferred.gov and state whether
or not you wish to be recognized to make a formal presentation. The
Whitten Building is located directly across from the USDA South
Building, between 12th and 14th Streets, and Independence Avenue and
Jefferson Drive. Enter through the Jefferson Drive entrance to the
building. This is the entrance facing the National Mall.
Please have a driver's license or government issued Photo ID to
present to building security. The nearest Metro station is
``Smithsonian,'' which is located at the Northeast corner of the South
Building. Room 107-A is located on the first floor of the Whitten
Building, adjacent to the large patio in the center of the building.
Again, it is advisable that you register for the meeting even if you do
not intend to speak as this approved list will be with the guards.
Failure to register could result in your delayed entrance.
Those unable to attend the public meeting in person may listen to
the meeting by calling 800-981-3173. The pass code is ``6557''.
Participants using the audio bridge may submit questions or comments
during the meeting via biopreferred@usda.gov or at a webinar address,
the exact link of which will be sent to participants via email after
registering.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Buckhalt, BioPreferred Program
Manager, Department of Agriculture, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Reporters Building, Room 361, 300 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 205-4008 or via email at
RonB.Buckhalt@dm.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) established a program for the
procurement of USDA designated biobased products by Federal agencies
and a voluntary program for the labeling of USDA Certified Biobased
Products. USDA refers to the Federal procurement preference program and
the voluntary labeling program together as the BioPreferred[supreg]
Program. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm
Bill) (Pub. L. 110-246) and the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm
Bill) (Pub. L. 113-79) continued the BioPreferred Program and made
changes to the procedures for its implementation.
The 2014 Farm Bill amends Section 9002 to include a directive that
the BioPreferred Program shall ``promote biobased products, including
forest products, that apply an innovative approach to growing,
harvesting, sourcing, procuring, processing, manufacturing, or
application of biobased products regardless of the date of entry into
the marketplace.'' Thus, products that were previously considered to be
mature market products (those that had a significant market share prior
to 1972) and were ineligible for the BioPreferred Program, will now be
included in the program if manufacturers demonstrate that they apply an
``innovative approach'' in the life cycle of their product. Working in
conjunction with the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, as required by
the 2014 Farm Bill (Section 9002(h)), USDA is developing a process to
evaluate the eligibility of biobased products for the BioPreferred
Program based on the use of ``innovative approaches'' within the life
cycle of the products.
USDA is holding a public meeting to gather input from interested
stakeholders on ``innovation.''
Dated: July 2, 2014.
Gregory L. Parham,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-16123 Filed 7-9-14; 8:45 am]
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